Club Scrapbook captures a busy chain of local club meetings
A roundup of February gatherings includes Ninety-Nines at Ingrid Zeeck home where Carole Sue Wheeler presented the charter, and Early Bird Toastmasters at Sands Restaurant with awards for Sheppard Rupe and Moyaert. Beta Epsilon Conclave, Women's Hospital Auxiliary, Alpha Psi Delta, Odessa Retired Teachers, American Legion Auxiliary, Odessa Study Club, Pioneer Study Club, Beta Sigma Phi, Contemporary Study Club, and other groups met for programs, elections, and social events.
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Ingrid Zeeck
Carole Sue Wheeler
Ninety-Nines
Bird
Sands Restaurant
Jerry Rupe
Vicki Sullivan
Bob Conway
Robert Lewis
Teresa Sheppard
Ruth Johnson
Sandy Smith
Sheppard
Rupe
Rusty Moyaert
Beta Epsilon
Kappa Kappalota
Barbara Dowell
Don Childress
Odessa Youth Shelter
Nelva Hayne Presid
Women’s Hospital Auxiliary
Medical Center Hospital
Sam Glenney
KMID
Alpha Psi Delta Chapter
Beta Sigma
Jo Barrandey
Creshia Chapman
Elvira Aly
Odessa Retired Teachers Association
Senior Citizen Center
Swinging Rhymettes
Reed W. McFarland
Charles Walker
Jane Sheffield
Earl S. Baily
American Legion Hall
Odessa High School
Darrell Moore
Louise Smith
Trish Cooper
Cooper
Capt
Leroy Brown
American Legion Auxiliary
Capt. Brown
Ray Laird
Dan Kalenak
Marta Evaro
Tom Pool
Bob Conwat
Vickie Sullivan
Sullivan
Odessa Study Club
Hence
Thelma Barrow
Mary Rhoads
Gayle Harrison
Beta Sigma Phi
Julia Galindo
Nancy Wilks
Wilks
Stacy Hanzl
Contemporary Study Club
Terry Yoder
Lucius Bunton
Mexico
Central America
Alpha Mu Kappa Chapter
Pam Richardson
Clare M. Kroh
Renee Hennessey
Debbie Harris
Palooka Out After 54 Years as Readers Seek Quick Gags
Greenwich Conn AP report notes Palooka the comic strip was carried by 900 papers at peak, 180 papers by last November, ending a 54 year run. Syndicator says modern readers dislike continuity storylines and prefer rapid gags over character development.
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Greenwich, Conn
Joe Palooka
Palooka
Finders of Stray Property in Illinois Dear Abby
The column discusses a reader who found a diamond ring in a Chicago hotel bathroom and turned it to management. With no claimant, the hotel plans to keep or turn the ring over to police after a year. Illinois estray statute governs finder duties and the correct legal approach hinges on whether the item is lost mislaid or abandoned.
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Abby
Chicago
American Bar Association
Illinois
Illinois case on finding cash and estray law
The Illinois Appellate Court in Paset vs Bank held that an estray statute aims to return property to the true owner and reward the finder if unclaimed. Paset found 6325 dollars in a bank exam area and after a year was awarded the cash by the court. The article urges consulting a local lawyer for state specifics.
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Appellate Court of Illinois
Paset Vs. Bank
Paset
Chicago
H. Eugene Heine
American Bar Association
Heine
Who Wrote the Do It Yourself Manual
A humorous piece on instruction manuals and the gendered origins of directions. It argues men, often interviewed by stern personnel directors, write manuals in compass terms while women prefer practical steps like blocks and traffic lights.
Inside the Witless Manual of Home Skills
A humorous riff on vague instructions and overconfident advice. The speaker mocks a man who gives confusing explanations about panels, screws, switches, and devices. The piece ends noting men never write birth manuals, implying practical knowledge beats theory.
Capable kids cope with stress says author
A child psychiatrist and author argues that some youngsters cope better with modern pressures. Capable kids are self confident, reflective, and helpful during crises, while many children feel isolated at home due to critical or insecure parents. Divorce is especially hard, with a six month to year and a half adjustment period.
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Antoinette Saunders
Holt, Rinehart & Winston
Saunders
Harold Koplewicz
New York State Psychiatric Institute
Manhattan
Koplewicz
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